St Johns Place & Classon Avenue
St Johns Place and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 280/Ladder 132 firehouse is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Park Pl, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Park Pl, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Park Pl S1,310 feetS
Next trains at this station
Franklin Av
1 line- S …
Prospect Park
1 line- S …
Also within a walk
- Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S0.3 miles2 3 4 5 S
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 30.3 miles2 3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Units of the Free” (1999) by Isha Shabaka at the Park Pl station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Saint Johns Pl, 50 feet away, for the B48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/Saint Johns Pl B4850 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue and St Johns Place.
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sterling Pl & Classon Ave 29 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 316 St Marks Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 131 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of St Johns Place
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of St Johns Place
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 museum
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Wurzelkinder Preschool, ages 2 to 550 feet
- Prospect Kids Academy #2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5150 feet
- Brooklyn Jesuit Prep School420 feet
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- Bumblebees -R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2200 feet
- Classon Avenue Pre-K300 feet
- Chai Tots Preschool of Prospect Heights Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2500 feet
- P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud School690 feet
- Sunflower Playhouse Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5840 feet
- St Francis de Sales-Deaf-Brooklyn School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stroud Playground750 feet
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park780 feet
Health care
- Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brooklyn Museum Listed historic place1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Kol Israel Congregation Listed historic place720 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 280/Ladder 132 Fire station370 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sterling Place & Classon Avenue 330 feet
- Lincoln Place & Classon Avenue 330 feet
- Washington Avenue & St Johns Place 650 feet
- Park Place & Classon Avenue 660 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Classon Avenue 670 feet
- Washington Avenue & Lincoln Place 890 feet
- Franklin Avenue & St Johns Place 970 feet
- Prospect Place & Classon Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or St Johns Place.